Hyde Name Origins.

The name "HYDE" is derived from the hide, a measure of land for taxation purposes, taken to be that area of land necessary to support a peasant family. In later times it was taken to be equivalent to 120 acres .

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Thursday, 21 July 2011

24th November 1991

It is almost twenty years since Clarendon Square Shopping Centre opened its doors after a huge makeover. The following article was featured in the local paper along with an itinery for the opening .....

I recall the wind used to blow right through the market... and in the square where Tesco was it swirled round something terrible.. It was a shame that market stalls were removed from around the mall section... Hyde needs some decent 'named' outlets, there's far to many takeaways, pound shops, and cheap tat. Folk should be encouraged come to Hyde to shop, not leave Hyde for the likes of Crown Point North and Trafford Centre.

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